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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Joe when he started working at the bookshop?

2. How long ago did Beck's father die?

3. What is the name of the man who owns the bookshop?

4. Where does Joe place Benji's remains?

5. What is the name of Beck's favorite film?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Joe and Peach get along when they first meet? What does Joe discover inside Peach's house?

2. How does the trip to IKEA help Joe's relationship with Beck?

3. How does Joe meet Beck? What does Joe think about her?

4. Who is Nathan Herzog? What does "Nathan" do?

5. What does Joe learn about Benji?

6. What information does Joe learn while at Beck's fiction reading?

7. What happened while Joe was being punished by Mr. Mooney?

8. What enables Joe to monitor Beck's communications with others?

9. Who is Spencer Hewitt? What is significant about him?

10. What special gift does Beck give Joe? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel. What does titling the novel “You” say about Joe? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Joe’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is he protective? In what ways is he predatory?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Beck and Karen Minty. In what ways are they similar? In what ways are they different? How do their similarities and differences highlight the novel’s themes?

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